by Stephanie Picard Bowen | Jul 23, 2021 | Generation Housing - In The News
Runaway single-family house prices have put homeownership further out of reach for many locals. Before the pandemic began last year, an estimated 51% of Sonoma County adult residents paid more than 30% of their gross monthly income on housing, the federal barometer to...
by Stephanie Picard Bowen | Jul 22, 2021 | Generation Housing - In The News
Without enough money to pay for rent, workers are forced to live in overcrowded housing, commute from more affordable areas or forego medical and dental care or other necessities, said Jenni Klose, executive director of Generation Housing. Even residents who earn...
by Stephanie Picard Bowen | Jun 17, 2021 | Housing News
Luke Lindenbusch | June 2021 Earlier this month, the Santa Rosa City Council unanimously approved the sale of Parking Lot 2 at 410 B Street to Cornerstone Properties. Cornerstone plans to replace the surface lot with a mixed-use, high-rise development, 15...
by Stephanie Picard Bowen | Jun 17, 2021 | Housing News
You may have seen signs around town that say: “healthcare workers need affordable places to live,” or “farmworkers need affordable places to live” or “my granddaughters need affordable places to live.” We can all agree on the basic premise that everyone, no matter...
by Stephanie Picard Bowen | Jun 11, 2021 | Generation Housing - In The News
It raises the question: Has the imbalanced local home sales market, in which only 27% of county residents can now afford the median priced house, finally reached a tipping point? To Jenni Klose, executive director of Generation Housing, an independent housing advocacy...
